
Established in 1997 to galvanize volunteerism on a regular basis, A Time to Help stages monthly projects to aid the needy and promote unity in metro Detroit.
Since then, more than 200 monthly projects have been completed by thousands of volunteers, ranging from building houses, delivering meals, beautifying city streets, running adoption fairs, repairing homeless shelters, packing food, and hosting an annual Christmas party to a shelter for battered women.
Mitch Albom and WJR co-host Ken Brown lead each monthly project, usually held on Saturdays between 9AM – noon. Volunteers can sign up for one, two or all, and there are no requirements, except that, for most events, volunteers should be at least 18 years of age. Older teenagers can come if accompanied by at least one adult supervisor for every four of them.
Do you have a suggestion for a project, or have a question about volunteering? Contact us at atimetohelp.detroit@gmail.com.

Restocking and Restoring Help and Hearts at Cass Community
When A Time To Help learned that their partner nonprofit was low on inventory and needed to start restocking its charity store, our volunteers were quick to jump on the opportunity.

A Time to Help Focus: HOPE in 2 Ways – March 2021
In two staggered shifts, volunteers will be packaging boxes of food and delivering to seniors around the city.
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Restocking and Restoring Help and Hearts at Cass Community
When A Time To Help learned that their partner nonprofit was low on inventory and needed to start restocking its charity store, our volunteers were quick to jump on the opportunity.
Perfect Match: A Time to Help Joins Motown Soup Once Again
UTICA, MI., NOV. 11, 2020 —The numbers were fewer, 15 volunteers instead of the usual 30-plus, due to necessary restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. No problem. Small and mighty then, that’s what they were. Motown Soup is a charity near and dear to A Time...
A Time to Help Make a Home
Nearly 20 volunteers worked alongside Michigan Recreational Construction on a landscape project, a backyard fence and playscape.
Group Gardening at Big Glen Brings ‘A Time to Help’ Together Again
A Time to Help volunteers gathered for the first time since March for a socially-distanced garden project with Buckets of Rain
Getting Detroit Water Ice Ready for the Spring Season
From storage room to storefront, the Detroit Water Ice Factory’s flagship location in downtown Detroit received a behind-the-scenes pick me up thanks to A Time to Help.